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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Still picture from a video allegedly showing postal officers being thrown from the roof of a building (Screengrab) A graphic video purportedly showing Syrian rebels hurling the bodies of post office workers off a roof have emerged on YouTube. As the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
Speaking in Tehran, he repeated Syria's assertion that it was being attacked by "terrorist" groups. "The government of Bashar al-Assad welcomes logical discussions with opposition groups in Syria," he was quoted as saying. "The main condition is that...
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China News
| 10 months ago
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Syrian president special envoy Bouthaina Shaaban is to visit China on Tuesday. During the visit, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will hold talks with Shaaban, who is Syrian President Bashar al-...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
Arab allies helped Libyan rebels overthrow Muammar Qaddafi last year. But the West has shown little appetite for any Libya-style action in Syria.
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Jerusalem Post
| 10 months ago
Syrian government fighter jet seen bursting into flames in video; Syria TV says plane crashed due to technical problems. A video that shows a Syrian government fighter jet bursting into flames while under fire from rebels was posted on the Internet...
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Al Jazeera
| 10 months ago
15 Aleppo is seen as potential turning point in conflict as rebels seek to establish foothold in north [Reuters] Syrian forces rounded up residents in a massive raid in the central district of Damascus and bombarded rebel strongholds around the...
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Spiked
| 10 months ago
For a textbook example of how Western meddling in other states' affairs makes bad situations worse, look no further than Syria. In a country that was already being rocked by violent clashes, Western grandstanding has had the effect of upping the ante...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
The head of the United Nations monitors in Syria said on Monday violence was intensifying across the country, blaming both President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebel fighters for ignoring the plight of civilians. "It is clear that violence is...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
Syrian ground-attack aircraft fired on Aleppo Monday, escalating bomber missile attacks that prompted rebels to demand foreign forces create a no-fly zone. The artillery bombardment in Syria's largest city and commercial center focused on the...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 10 months ago
Minister Bob Carr again has called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and for negotiations to begin between waring sides. As fighting continued in parts of Syria, the Arab League on Sunday postponed a foreign ministers' meeting set to...
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War In Context
| 10 months ago
For months now, speculation by analysts, diplomats, scholars and journalists about the nature of the post-Bashar Assad transition in Syria has been as dynamic as the events on the ground. But with one big difference: Most analyses of events on the...
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Japan Times
| 10 months ago
The United States has a window to facilitate an orderly transition in Syria without deploying military force. But the window is narrowing and the Obama administration will need to adjust its political strategy to succeed. Diplomatically, the...
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Taiwan News
| 10 months ago
Here are key players in the Syria n civil war: _ Syria n regime: Despite major defections and a July 18. explosion in Damascus that killed four top generals, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law the regime's inner circle, is still...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
The Arab League has indefinitely postponed a meeting on the Syria crisis, suspending the effort to find a replacement for former United Nations envoy Kofi Annan. Share This Story Annan resigned after his cease-fire plan, ignored by both sides,...
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Israel National News
| 10 months ago
03 Reported News Brief 8/12/2012, Av 24, 5772 Arab League Postpones Syrian Crisis Discussion The Arab League has postponed the Sunday meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers that was to address the Syrian crisis and the appointment of a substitute for...
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Al Jazeera
| 10 months ago
55 The Syrian army continues to shell rebel-held districts of the commercial capital Aleppo [Reuters] Syrian troops have stepped up their attacks on rebel-held areas across the country, opposition activists have said, as state media reported the...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Reuters Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are executing rebels across Syria, especially in Homs province, according to reports. Rebels say the regime's forces have resorted to the execution-style killing of young men. The Shammas...
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NOW Lebanon
| 10 months ago
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said he wants Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to stand trial at the International Criminal Court, which tries genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, "The best thing would be for Assad to appear," at...
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The Daily Star
| 10 months ago
Members of the Free Syrian Army pose near a tank after clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Kafranbel, near Idlib August 10, 2012...Syria: Haitham Qedmati had billed the launch of his Syrian Liberation Army as the turning...
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Israel National News
| 10 months ago
The fierce fighting saw forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempting to retake the area, now held by rebels, using armored vehicles. Witnesses said that the vehicles and tanks entered the area after three straight days of heavy...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
After a meeting with her Turkish counterpart in Istanbul, Ms Clinton said the two countries would establish a working group to coordinate military and political responses to the Syrian conflict. "As we work to help the opposition inside Syria we are...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad clashed with rebels in the heart of the capital Damascus near the Syrian central bank on Saturday, residents and state television said. An explosion was followed by fighting which appeared to be spreading,...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
The Lebanese Hezbollah political and militant movement is aiding the Syrian government's military assault on civilians, U.S. officials said...State Department Friday announced new sanctions that freeze Hezbollah assets under U.S. jurisdiction,...
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The Daily Star
| 10 months ago
Fresh sanctions slapped by the United States are meant to "expose and disrupt" links between Iran, Lebanon's armed Hezbollah movement and Syria, U.S...She said the "number one goal" of Washington and Ankara was to hasten the end of Bashar Assad's...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
Syrian and Jordanian forces clashed along the border overnight in an incident that highlighted international concerns that the civil war in Syria could ignite a wider regional conflict. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up efforts to...
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The Daily Star
| 10 months ago
Germany's spy chief said Syria President Bashar Assad's government appeared to be in its final phase because its army had been depleted by casualties, deserters and defectors to the opposition. Gerhard Schindler, head of Germany's BND intelligence...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
07 Zeenews Bureau Accra: As Syrian forces tried to consolidate their control over Aleppo, the country's largest city, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday met Turkish officials as well as Syrian opposition figures to discuss ways...
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The Daily Star
| 10 months ago
As Syria's conflict grinds bloodily on, Iran threw its diplomatic muscle this week into trying to save its Damascus ally -- but Western observers said the effort was likely to worsen the crisis. "Distrust between Iran and the West means Iran's...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
The US on Saturday imposed a new set of economic sanctions against Hezbollah for providing support to Syria's government, the Obama administration's latest move aimed at stopping President Bashar al-Assad from violently suppressing Syrian people.
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Denver Post
| 10 months ago
Al-Qaeda has advanced beyond isolated pockets of activity in Syria and is building a network of well-organized cells, according to U.S. Iraq-like foothold that would be hard to defeat if rebels oust President Bashar Assad. At least a couple hundred...
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DAWN
| 10 months ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived on Saturday in Istanbul for talks on the conflict in Syria with Turkish leaders after Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Bashar al-Assad's regime and its allies...The visit comes after Washington on...
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The Sun UK
| 10 months ago
Foreign Secretary William Hague announced the move yesterday as part of efforts to topple President Bashar al-Assad's regime. The money will pay for vital medical equipment, water purification kits and radios. Body armour could also be provided for...
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The Tribune
| 10 months ago
Syria policy in shambles a year after Obama told Assad to step down U.S. Syria policy in shambles a year after Obama told Assad to step down On Aug. 18 last year, President Barack Obama issued a statement that for the first time demanded that Syrian...
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Asian Tribune
| 10 months ago
39 editor Bashar al-Assad has been president of Syria since year 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafiz al-Assad, who had ruled that country with an iron fist for more than a quarter of a century. While the current first lady of Syria is being...
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Zaman.com
| 10 months ago
The United States imposed new sanctions on Syria and its allies on Friday and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to Turkey for meetings as both countries plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's fall. Clinton, winding up an 11-day Africa...
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Washington Post
| 10 months ago
The new measures are unlikely to placate Syrian rebel forces who have asked for U.S. military equipment and aerial protection in their increasingly bloody fight against Assad. Nor are they likely to please critics at home who charge that that...
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The Independent
| 10 months ago
Suggested Topics A veteran Algerian mediator who helped forge a peace agreement after Lebanon's bloody 15-year civil war has been tipped as the front-runner to lead international diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Syria. Diplomatic sources...
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Russia Today
| 10 months ago
British Foreign Secretary William Hague offered nearly $8 million to Syrian rebels in non-military support while the US prepares new sanctions to target Damascus and its allies. But will taking sides in a civil war only lead to more bloodshed? Hague...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Syrian rebels vowed to fight on in Aleppo a day after being driven out of a key district under heavy shellfire by the army, which targeted other parts of the strategic city on Friday. That came as world powers were preparing to name veteran Algerian...
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The Guardian
| 10 months ago
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters The Obama administration is preparing new sanctions on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad 's regime and its allies. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton heads to Turkey for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian...
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Twin Boro News
| 10 months ago
Syrian government forces bombed rebel positions from the ground and air in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday as protesters across the country appealed for anti-aircraft guns for opposition fighters to offset the regime's increasing use of aerial...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
Random shooting echoed from inside Salaheddin, a former rebel stronghold that controls access to Aleppo from the south, and an unmanned drone aircraft buzzed directly overhead. Some residents of the shattered neighbourhood slipped back to try to...
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SF Gate
| 10 months ago
Syrian government forces fought rebels outside the capital Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday as more civilians streamed across the border into neighboring Turkey to escape the civil war in their country. Meanwhile, U.N. diplomats...
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Al Sharq Al Awsat
| 10 months ago
Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the city and the United Nations said the conflict engulfing Syria would have no winner. Diplomats told Reuters that veteran Algerian diplomat...
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SF Gate
| 10 months ago
Britain's government offered 5 million pounds (US$7.8 million) to Syria's rebel forces Friday to pay for communications equipment and medical supplies in an effort to bolster ties to the country's opposition. Foreign Secretary William Hague insisted...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Video Syrian officials, including former Prime Minister Riad Hijab, attend a funeral for three of Bashar al-Assad's senior security officials, July 20, 2012. Reuters video Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for...
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Sky News
| 10 months ago
The Government is increasing its work with the Syrian political opposition as part of efforts to create an alternative to President Bashar al Assad's regime. Foreign Secretary William Hague said a British diplomat met representatives of the Free...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Former UN official and veteran Algeria n diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to become the new UN envoy to Syria following the resignation of Kofi Annan , according to diplomats. Brahimi's appointment has become almost certain and an announcement...
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Khaleej Times
| 10 months ago
The former Algerian foreign minister, who has a long history as a diplomatic troubleshooter, will have his work cut out for him in Syria, where President Bashar Al Assad is using his security forces to try to crush a 17-month-old pro-democracy...
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BBC
| 10 months ago
Veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, according to diplomats. If confirmed, he would succeed former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who resigned last week saying he could no...
